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How to play Wedding Song on piano
By Peter, Paul & Mary
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 136 BPM
- 1971
- Medium
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Learn Wedding Song in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ebsus4 – Eb – F – Fsus4 – F7 – Ab – Abmaj7
How it goes
Wedding Song sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Abmaj7 is Ab, C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Ebsus4Isus4EbIFIIFsus4IIsus4F7II7AbIVAbmaj7IVmaj7- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Abmaj7Ab · C · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Lub-dub heartbeat
How it goes
Two quick beats, a pause, two quick beats: just like a real heart. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 294 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Rising bubbles
How it goes
Three notes float up again and again, each time starting just off the beat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 136 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbEbsus4Eb
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Questions about Wedding Song
What chords are in Wedding Song?
The loop is Ebsus4 – Eb – F – Fsus4 – F7 – Ab – Abmaj7 (Isus4 – I – II – IIsus4 – II7 – IV – IVmaj7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb.
What key is Wedding Song in?
Eb major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wedding Song?
Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wedding Song easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Wedding Song?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.